The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Shipey Fliteraft offers for sale his store
stand on Salem street.
Salem county has two pupils in the
State school for deaf mutes.
Riley, the IIarrsonville butcher, killed
steer lately Weighing 100 pounds.
The Borough Council intends soon es-
tablishing Il grade for Dickinson and
Broad streets.
The Teachers Reading Circle of Salem,
Gloucester and Camden counties met in
Camden on Saturday.
Sowing oats and planting potatoes is
now in order with the farmers, as is also
the preparing Of corn land
We are in receipt Of copy Of the annual
report Of the State Geologist for 1886, from
Prof Geo H. Cook of New Brunswick
Peterson & Son are getting ready to
drive the ice business this season. Their
newly painted wagon is already out and is
handsome one.
Barnunl's bill posters paid our town an
other visit last week and .'papered' It
over with new pictorial announcements OF
the great circus at Salem, May 18th.
David Fox, living in North Woodstown,
sustained severe injuries on Saturday by q
wagon loaded with slabs, which he was
cafting from Cole & Bros running over
him.
4 timely rain visited this section on Mon
day, and the farmers rcjoiced greatly
thereat In the country the fields are
taking on their livery OF green and all is
activity
A trial of various makes of read
scrapers was held at the Pointers, near
Salem, on Wednesday. Road oyelscers
from numerous districts in the county
were present
Read the new advertisement of Wheeler
81 Son, the jewelers., in this issue. If you
have any needs in this line there s no other
place that you can get better or more
equitable service.
Next Sunday afternoon, at o 80, Rev w.
II. Furness. d. D., l. l.. d., of Philadel-
uhia one OF the most eminent of the Uni
tartan clergy, will preach. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
b. G. Rulon, Of Mullica Ill., has for
sale at his hot beds at that place large
stock of tomato, cabbage and other plants
of the best varieties and those i'll need
would do well TO give him call.
Henry Shivler of Swcdesboro. has in his
green house there beautiful assortment
OF flowers, some very rare. The Woods
town folks made a raid OH him last Tues
day and brought large number away.
Lung feve: has become epidemic among
the horses at Atco, Camden county, and
owners of fine stock are greatly alarmed.
Some of the horses III tho vicinity OF
Swedesboro have also been afflicted with
the same disease.
The next regular meeting OF the salem
County Board of Agriculture, will be held
at Pittsgrove, (Polo TAVERN, on Wednes-
day, the 9th inst, at 80 O'Clock sharp.
Questions of interest will be discussed. y
full attendance is desired.
To-day is Arbor Day i'll that part OF
Jersey, north of Burlington county. Salem
will hold Arbor Day exercises also, the
time being toe short for elaborate prepare
ton in season for the day set apart for
South Jersey, last Tuesday.
Jchu l.. Allen yesterday staked out the
ground for the first new dwelling on the
new streets recently opened by him i'll
South Woodstown. The building will be
located on Spring Garden street. nearly
opposite the west end of Allen avenue.
A number OF the pupils oil the pnpilc
school went out to the woods yesterday
afternoon in search of arbutus and ex-
tended their walk to Sharptown in order to
call upon Miss Mamie Paul, who is now
convalescing from her long and serious
Illness.
Rev. ". H. Furness, d. D., l. l.. d.,
who will preach in the Opera House on
next Sunday afternoon, will probably be
the most distinguished minister who has
ever visited Woodstown. The hour for the
meeting is $50 O'Clock. Tho public are
cordially invited
Dayton II. Keen, of Aldnc, sold pair
of colts, five and six years old to w. III,
Ballenger of More's Mills, last week for
$500 cash. They were own sisters, sired
by Volunteer, aud were half sisters of
Jersey Boy and Frank d. Mr.. kean has
been offered $500 for three year old
stallion, Laneewood stock.